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Scotland County Schools to host forum on Monday
LAURINBURG — Scotland County Schools Superintendent Takeda LeGrand is still looking for input from the community.
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Ready to get ‘Waterlogged?’
LAURINBURG — Scotland County Parks and Recreation is getting ready to celebrate the end of school with an event at the splash pad.
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Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack
CLEMMONS — The nation’s largest fuel pipeline restarted operations Wednesday, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers.
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A tribute to all of our mothers
Last Sunday we celebrated Mother’s Day. There is no day like Mother’s Day. It is the heart of our country; for without mothers, first of all, there would be no us; and whether you honored your mother or if you are a mother yourself, we all agree that the world is a better place because of mothers; and we agree that we are largely what we are because of them.
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The very best word of all
In the entire scope of the Hebrew Bible, less than 9,000 words are used. Does that sound like a lot? Well, considering that modern Hebrew has more than 33,000 words, contemporary English lands closer to a quarter of a million words, and the “romance” or Neo-Latin languages all count upwards of a 100,000 words in their dictionaries, the Hebrew Bible is remarkably tightlipped by comparison.
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Be thankful for friends
More than 20 years ago, I met a guy who was an equine expert working at a horse stable for a senator. He and I did not seem like two people who would have a instant connection, but we became lifetime friends.
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Anti-Critical Race Theory bill passes House after rancorous debate
RALEIGH — The House has passed a bill that would prohibit the exclusive teaching of Critical Race Theory in North Carolina public school classrooms. The 66-48 vote on May 12 followed a scorched-earth debate in which Democrats called the measure anti-American and hateful, while Republicans countered that it was focused on ensuring equity in schools.
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Bishop introduces legislation to fully defund Critical Race Theory
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) introduced the Stop CRT Act and the Combatting Racist Training in the Military Act, which would ban federal funds from being used to promote and teach Critical Race Theory and stop military members from being subject to it as well.
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Bill that helps distillers clears House, heads to Senate
RALEIGH — A bill advancing decades’ long work to reform the state’s liquor monopoly passed in the N.C. House and heads now to the Senate.
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Sisters graduate together from Robeson Community College
LUMBERTON – When Caitlin Smith started her studies in 2019 at Robeson Community College, she had no idea that in a few years she would be graduating at the same time as her sister, Erin Smith.